How tall is Paulino Alcántara?

Paulino Alcántara's listed height was 170 cm (5'7"). He was taller than about 86% of men in Spain.

Where 170 cm sits among men in Spain

Taller than about 86% of men in Spain born in 1896 (average 162.3 cm).

Alcántara next to his teammates

Ricardo Zamora is 24 cm taller than Paulino Alcántara (194 cm), teammate at Catalonia national football team from 1920 to 1924.

About Paulino Alcántara

Paulino Alcántara, full name Paulino Alcántara Riestrá, was a Spanish and Filipino professional footballer and manager who played as a forward. He was born on 7 October 1896 in Iloilo City in the Philippines and died on 13 February 1964. He played for the Catalonia, Philippines and Spain national teams.

Alcántara made his debut for Barcelona at age 15 and remains the youngest player to play or score for the club. He scored 395 goals in 399 matches, a club record that stood for 87 years, and won 19 trophies in a 15-year career, including 10 Catalan League titles, 5 Copa del Rey titles, 2 Pyrenees Cups and 2 Philippine League titles. He retired as a player in 1927 and served as a club director of Barcelona from 1931 to 1934. He managed Spain for three games from 1951, and in 2007 FIFA recognized him as one of the greatest strikers of the 20th century.

Alcántara stood a listed 170 cm (5'7"). Ricardo Zamora, his teammate for the Catalonia national football team from 1920 to 1924, is listed at 194 cm (6'4"), 24 cm taller than Alcántara.

Frequently asked

How tall is Paulino Alcántara in feet and inches? Paulino Alcántara was 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

How tall is Paulino Alcántara compared to Ricardo Zamora? Ricardo Zamora is 24 cm taller than Paulino Alcántara: 194 cm (6'4") vs 170 cm (5'7").

Is Paulino Alcántara tall for men in Spain? At 170 cm he was taller than about 86% of men in Spain born in 1896, whose average height is 162.3 cm.

Sources

• Paulino Alcántara on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Paulino Alcántara on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 170 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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